Delegates to SBSTTA 14 met in plenary in the morning to hear opening remarks and a keynote presentation on the third editon of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO 3), and address organizational matters.

Two Working Groups met throughout the day to start discussions on in-depth reviews of implementation of programmes of work on: mountain biodiversity, inland waters, and marine and coastal biodiversity (Working Group I); biodiversity and climate change, and Article 10 on sustainable use (Working Group II).

Opening Plenary

Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, emphasized the importance of SBSTTA’s contribution to the new strategic plan.